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    Canton of Nidwalden or Nidwald (German: Kanton Nidwalden [ˈniːdˌvaldn̩] ; Romansh: Chantun Sutsilvania; French: Canton de Nidwald [ni.dwal]; Italian: Canton...
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    Oberdorf is a municipality in the canton of Nidwalden in Switzerland. It consists of the villages and hamlets of Wil, Ennerberg, Waltersberg, Büren nid...
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    It is traditionally considered a "half-canton", the other half being Nidwalden. Obwalden lies in Central Switzerland and contains the geographical centre...
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    Stans (redirect from Stans (Nidwalden))
    Stans (German pronunciation: [ʃtans]) is the capital of the canton of Nidwalden (Nidwald) in Switzerland. The official language of Stans is German (spoken...
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  • three of the eleven municipal coats of arms and flags of the Canton of Nidwalden, Switzerland, were created by the heraldist and archivist Adalbert Vokinger...
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    Talschaften, now two separate Swiss cantons (or two half-cantons), Obwalden and Nidwalden. The name Unterwalden is first recorded in 1304, as the translation of...
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    Ennetbürgen is a municipality in the canton of Nidwalden in Switzerland. Ennetbürgen is first mentioned by 1190 as Burgin. In 1799 it became Enet-Bürgen...
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    Pilatus (mountain) (category Mountains of Nidwalden)
    cantons of Obwalden (OW), Nidwalden (NW), and Lucerne (LU). The main peaks are right on the border between Obwalden and Nidwalden. The top can be reached...
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    three with a key (Keys of Heaven), for Unterwalden (both Obwalden and Nidwalden) and for Geneva two cantons show the Swiss cross, for Schwyz on solid...
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    Buochs (redirect from Buochs (Nidwalden))
    Buochs is a municipality in the canton of Nidwalden in Switzerland. Buochs is first mentioned in 1124 as Boches. In 1184, it was mentioned as Buoches...
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    Dallenwil is a municipality in the canton of Nidwalden in Switzerland. Dallenwil is first mentioned about 1199-1210 as Tellewilare or Telliwilare. In...
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    People and the cantons of Zurich, Bern, Lucerne, Uri, Schwyz, Obwalden and Nidwalden, Glarus, Zug, Fribourg, Solothurn, Basel-Stadt and Basel-Landschaft, Schaffhausen...
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    Hergiswil is a municipality in the canton of Nidwalden in Switzerland. Hergiswil is first mentioned around 1303-09 as ze Hergenswile. Hergiswil has an...
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    the origin of Switzerland, with the cantons of Uri, Schwyz, Obwalden, Nidwalden, Lucerne and Zug. Central Switzerland is one of the NUTS 2 statistical...
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    class=notpageimage| Castles in Nidwalden...
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    Mil: LSMU) is a regional airport in the town of Buochs in the Canton of Nidwalden in Switzerland. It has a concrete runway with a length of 2000 meters...
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    Stansstad is a municipality in the canton of Nidwalden in Switzerland. Stansstad has an area, (as of the 2004/09 survey) of 9.07 km2 (3.50 sq mi). Of...
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    Beckenried is a municipality in the canton of Nidwalden in Switzerland. The first settlers in what would become Beckried were from Alamanni tribes that...
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    more than a French satellite state. The fierce French suppression of the Nidwalden Revolt in September 1798 was an example of the oppressive presence of...
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    the more devout citizens. In response, the Cantons of Uri, Schwyz and Nidwalden raised an army of about 10,000 men led by Alois von Reding to fight the...
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    Wolfenschiessen is a village and municipality in the canton of Nidwalden in Switzerland. Besides the village of Wolfenschiessen itself, the municipality...
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    Lake Lucerne (category Lakes of Nidwalden)
    Unterwalden (which today is divided into the cantons of Obwalden and Nidwalden), as well as the canton of Lucerne, thus the name Vierwaldstättersee (lit...
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    represented by one Councillor each for historical reasons. These are Obwalden, Nidwalden, Basel-Stadt, Basel-Landschaft, Appenzell Ausserrhoden and Appenzell Innerrhoden...
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  • The list of fortifications in Switzerland contains fortifications from the 15th century to the end of the Cold War. In the Middle Ages, towns were fortified...
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    Ennetmoos is a municipality in the canton of Nidwalden in Switzerland. Ennetmoos is first mentioned in 1311 or 1315 as Ennetmooss. The dragon in the municipality's...
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    Emmetten is a municipality in the canton of Nidwalden in Switzerland. Emmetten is first mentioned about 1160 as Empnoten. Emmetten has an area, as of...
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    and reconciled with the Vatican. Odermatt was born in Stans, Canton of Nidwalden in Switzerland. He claims to be a descendant of Saint Nicholas of Flüe...
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     Canton of Schwyz Sion, Valais Solothurn, Canton of Solothurn Stans, Nidwalden St. Gallen, Canton of St. Gallen Glarus, Canton of Glarus Zug, Canton...
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    Appenzell Innerrhoden, Basel-Stadt, Basel-Landschaft, Glarus, Lucerne, Nidwalden, Obwalden, Schaffhausen, Schwyz, Solothurn, St. Gallen, Thurgau, Uri,...
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    Glarus St. Gallen Appenzell Innerrhoden Appenzell Ausserrhoden Obwalden Nidwalden Zug Fribourg Basel-Stadt France Italy Liechten- stein Austria Germany...
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